Yarn cleaner



May 10,1927. 1,628,523

v. WAlTKUS YARN CLEANER Filed May 11. 1925 a 3'Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR AITORNEY WITNESS:

May 10 1927. 1,628,523

- v. WAITKUS YARN CLEANER Fiied May 11, 1923 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 7 INVENTOR Q/yW ATTORNEY wrrmzss:

-May 10 1927.

v. WAITKUS YARN CLEANER Filed May 11. 1925 s Sheets-Sheet :s

V 71 5/7014; MENTOR ATTORNEY WITNESS:

Patented May 10, 1927.

UNITED STATES P TENT VINCENT WAITK'US, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

YARN CLEANER.

Application filed; May 11,

This invention relates to means for cleaning yarn, the object of the invention being to provide a device for smoothing and polishing the yarn on all sides by removing therefrom slubs, bunches. seed shells, sand, dirt and other foreign matterand bad spots without in any way weakening the yarn.

Other objects and features of novelty are to provide a device that may be used on any yarn machine, a device that will not require any additionalefi'ort or time of operator to thread it or outside power to operate it, and that will permit adjustment of tension so as to regulate the degree of cleaning or prevent breaking of the yarn and to provide for means of cleaning a plurality of yarns at the same time.

This invention consists essentially of a cylindrically, or otherwise shaped, wire gauze or netting of mesh and gauge suitable to the thickness and the grade of the yarn to be cleaned with other certain features of construction and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1 is an end view of the invention showing the same in use.

Figure 2 is a side View of the device.

Figure 3 is a section on line 3-3 of Fig ure 2.

Figure 1 is a fragmentary sectional view.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary view of a modification.

Figure 6 is a view of another modification.

Figure 7 is a section on line 77 of Figure 6.

In these Views 1 indicates a bracket which is supported from the traverse bar 2 by the U-bolt 3. A bolt 4 is carried by the bracket and the outer end of the bolt engages the bight of a yoke-shaped frame 5 which forms part of a cylindrical body 6. This body supports a screen 7 by means of the ring 8 on the cleats 9. A floating bushing 10 is placed on the bolt, the same being limited in its movement by the spacer 11. A tubularmember 12 is placed on the bushing, the inner end of said member entering a recess 13 formed in the bracket 1 and its outer end 1923. Serial No. 633,365.

having connected therewith the fan blades 1-1. A groove 15 is formed in the member outside the body 6.

T he yarn coming from the bobbin, as shown in Figure 1, is placed over the tubular member 12 so that it will engage the V- shaped groove 15 therein and it is then passed around the screen and then connected with the spool. Thus as the yarn passes over the portions of the screen the particles of sand, seed, shell, bunches and slubs are cut off and the yarn becomes clean and even. The yarn passing over the tubular member will rotate the same so that the fan blades will act to blow the foreign matter scraped off the yarn from the screen.

The screen as shown in the first form of the invention is formed of wire mesh but it may be made of inc-lined bars spaced apart, as shown at 16 in Figure 5. I

is will be seen the yarn is cleaned and the foreign matter taken therefrom is blown away and all this is performed without the use of outside power as the movement of the yarn itself operates the fan.

Figures 6 and 7 show a device of considerable length so that a plurality of yarns may be cleaned at the same time and in this arrangement a blower 16' is connected with a perforated tube 17 by the pipes .18 so that the air from the blower will be'directed through the screen to clean the same, the perforations being arranged at points opposite the yarns. In this form the yarns are first passed over hooks 19 on the device before being passed around the device.

I may also provide an adjustable cover 2C which is slidably mounted on the device by having its end edges engaging the guideways 21, said cover being arranged to enclose portions of the screen and thus regulate the amount of cleaning surface engaged by the yarn. This cover regulates the degree of cleaning and the tension applied to the yarn by the screening surface. The portion of the cover engaged by the yarn is smooth so as to ofler the least resistance to the passage of the yarn over the same. This arrangement is shown in connection with both forms of the invention, as will be seen from an inspection of Figures 1, 2 and "I and also Figures 6 and 7.

I may use difijerent means for cleaning the screening surface other than an air blast. For instance, I may use vacuum means or brush means.

in some cases it may be desirable to more the screen so that the yarn is moving over a' moving; cleaning surface which will increase the cleaning citect. The drawing shows a niniple means of moving the screen hingitudh nally which consists of an eccentric 22 which is connected with the device by the link 52 no that when the shaft is rotated the screen will be rcciprocated. The screen is; prevented from rotating on the pipe l7 while it in being reciprocuted through means oil the key 25.

it is thought from the hiregoing description. that the adranlagea and novel ilci'iturca ol my invention will be readily apparent.

l desire it to be niulerstood that i may nuihc change-5 in the construction and in, the combination and arrangement oi the several peril-a provided that auch changes tall with in he scope oi the appended claims.

li hat l claim is l. it yarn cleaning device comprising a t-ifl'UQll-llblC uurlace formed of spaced wires orcr which the yarn. paases on its way to its bolder, means for cleaning die aurli'ace of matter removed l'rom the yarn, such cleaning means consisting of a tan actuated by the lllUYGlllOlli? oi the yarn.

:2. it yarn cleaning device comprising a ieeaaaa screen-like surface formed of spaced Wires over which the yarn passes on its Way to the Spool, adjustable means for regulating the an'ionut of cleaning surface engaged by the yarn, such adjustable means consisting of a Hiding cover having a smooth surface which is engaged by the yarn.

53. A yarn cleaning device of the class described comprising a screei'i-lilce surface formed of spaced wires over which the yarn passes on its way to the spool, a fan for cleaning the surface and means for actuating the fan by the movement of the yarn.

i. ii yarn cleaning device of the class described coinprieing a screen formed of wire mesh over which the yarn asses on its Way to the spool, a fan actuated by the moving yarn for blowing the material. scraped from the yarn by the screen from the screen.

5. A yarn cleaner ol the class described comprising a cylindrical body having a screen part formed of wire mesh, guiding means for causing the yarn on its way to the spool to pass around the screen part at an angie thereto, a tan within the cylindrical body and means for actuating the same by the movement 0 i. the yarn.

.ln testimony whereof I a'ilix my si riature.

VINCENT wari icue. 

